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            • SARS, or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, is another type of coronavirus. The acronyms itself refers to the illnesses, while SARS-CoV refers specifically to the physical virus. SARS is often used to contextualize the current coronavirus outbreak through the SARS epidemic of 2002 and 2003. That outbreak killed more than 770 people, with most of the deaths occurring in China and Hong Kong. CNN
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            • First known person-to-person transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the USA. - Montreal Gazette by
            • SARS showed how quickly infection can spread in a highly mobile and interconnected world. - Mayo Clinic by
            • SARS was first reported in Asia in February 2003. The illness spread to more than two dozen countries in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia before the SARS global outbreak of 2003 was contained. - CDC (Centers for Disease Control) by
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            • SARS (teški akutni respiratorni sindrom)
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            • Teški akutni respiratorni sindrom (engl. SARS - Severe acute respiratory syndrome) bolest je dišnih putova u ljudi koju uzrokuje SARS koronavirus (SARS - CoV)[1]. Wikipedia - by Ivana Kahle
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            • SARS (engl. Severe Acute Respirator/ Syndrome) akutna je virusna respiratorna bolest. Smrtnost, za koju se u početku pojave bolesti mislilo da je oko 3%, doseže čak i do 15%. Prvi slučajevi pojave SARS-a u hotelima i stambenim zgradama u Hong Kongu pokazali su sposobnost virusa da se vrlo brzo prenosi. Bolest obično pogađa medicinsko osoblje, liječnike, medicinske sestre i bolničke djelatnike. Bez učinkovitih lijekova ili cjepiva za SARS kontrola ove bolesti ovisi o brzoj identifikaciji slučajeva i njihovom odgovarajućem zbrinjavanju, uključuje izolaciju sumnjivih osoba i zbrinjavanje bliskih kontakata. U velikoj većini zemalja ove mjere spriječile su širenje importiranih slučajeva oboljelih bolesnika, međutim, najučinkovitije liječenje SARS-a još uvijek je tema za raspravu - Researchgate by Ivana Kahle
            • Teški akutni respiratorni sindrom (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) - epidemija zabilježena u više zemalja. Istraživački timovi dvaju laboratorija, jednog u Njemačkoj, drugog u Hong Kongu, otkrili su u uzorcima uzetim od bolesnika sa slikom SARS-a, dijelove virusa iz porodice Paramyxoviridae. - centarzdravlja.hr by Ivana Kahle
            • 1. Što je SARS-CoV-2? Što je COVID-19? Novi koronavirus koji je otkriven u Kini krajem 2019. godine, nazvan je SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2). Radi se o novom soju koronavirusa koji prije nije bio otkriven kod ljudi. COVID-19 je naziv bolesti uzrokovane SARS-CoV-2. 2. Odakle potječu koronavirusi? Koronavirusi su virusi koji cirkuliraju među životinjama no neki od njih mogu prijeći na ljude. Nakon što prijeđu sa životinja na čovjeka mogu se prenositi među ljudima. Šišmiši se smatraju prirodnim domaćinima ovih virusa, no velik broj životinja mogu biti nositelji koronavirusa. Na primjer, koronavirus bliskoistočnog respiratornog sindroma (MERS-CoV) prenose deve dok SARS-CoV-1 cibetke, životinje iz reda zvijeri srodnih mačkama. - HZJZ by Ivana Kahle
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